Discovery
Seasons change and the years fade, yet the Gospel stays the same. Over the last year I have believed more in the Gospel and its ability to rescue me now as much as it did when I first believed. Yet as...
View ArticleThe Unknown
What is it about the unknown that is so terrifying? For some folks its the simplest unknown like change, for others it bigger stuff like what he next year has in store for them. These things can...
View ArticleThanksgiving the stage hand to Advent.
This is a wonderful time of year. There is a nip in the air, its football time in America and the holidays are upon us. It is one of those times that people become abnormally cheerful, or sad. As for...
View ArticleA Conversation and a Coffee Shop.
I like to consider myself some what of a coffee shop aficionado. I love a place that not only has great coffee (that is a top priority for a good coffee shop), but a great ambiance too. There are some...
View ArticleEpiphany: Light has Come.
Christmas ended yesterday (in the church calendar there are 12 days of Christmas), and today is Epiphany traditionally the day that the church recognizes the visitation of the wise men to Jesus. First,...
View ArticleDiscipling the Nations
Over the last few weeks I have been considering what it means to make disciples of all the nations. In in the 4 Gospel writings and in Acts we have a statement from Jesus about making disciples. Each...
View ArticleBe The Church:.
Over the last several years I have seen a movement in Christianity take root in regards to what the church should do. It is now not uncommon to hear someone say “we don’t go to church, we are the...
View ArticleNew Life Means New Life.
It is not uncommon to hear someone who is a follower of Jesus talk about about being born again. We find this idea in many places of scripture. Most of the time when people are referencing this idea,...
View ArticleWhy I think the church is more than simple community.
It is not uncommon to hear someone reference the church as the community of faith, and that is not an inaccurate description. I have done it, and I have heard hundreds of others use the description as...
View ArticleDeath to Life::The Lenten Journey
For centuries the church has observed the season of Lent. The season of Lent is different from other seasons of the church year, it is a time for repentance and renewal. The focus of our time in the...
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